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Selby road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Selby in 1982, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (328), and casualties rose from 429.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,654 collisions in Selby.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1982
311
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
455
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Selby in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Selby in 1982 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.6% and 28% in Selby from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious12841%
  • Slight17356%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious16536%
  • Slight27961%

Selby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Selby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 434 in 1995. 1982 is highlighted, with 311, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172243
2024148192
2023141188
2022105139
2021128160
2020121160
2019130168
2018139183
2017158228
2016179242
2015190248
2014170264
2013195270
2012189286
2011185280
2010224314
2009245362
2008258359
2007264386
2006248367
2005249350
2004350476
2003334460
2002307449
2001310451
2000348503
1999379570
1998378579
1997391604
1996380564
1995434646
1994400659
1993358551
1992348560
1991348485
1990348526
1989364518
1988324467
1987300440
1986316437
1985304460
1984248340
1983285395
1982311455
1981328429
1980338490
1979285421

When and where crashes happen in Selby in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday40 (13%)
  • Saturday64 (21%)
  • Sunday44 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.1%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March28 (9%)
  • April17 (5.5%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June18 (5.8%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (61%)
  • Wet or damp109 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (26%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 60 mph148 (48%)
  • 70 mph49 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Selby in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (28%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (35%)
  • 21 to 2576 (17%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (63%)
  • Passenger138 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (59%)
  • Motorcycle115 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Minibus7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Selby in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Selby

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Selby with the most crashes in 1982

The A19 had the most collisions in Selby in 1982: 58, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Selby, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195874321
2ndA1041222717
3rdA642140211
4thB12222132010
5thA162202817
6thA1194005
7thA63192408
8thA659142508
9thA64591305
10thB12236803
11thM625701
12thA1633400
13thB12171100
14thB63161100

Towns in Selby: crashes in 1982

Selby itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 46.

Postcode districts in Selby: crashes in 1982

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Selby in 1982: 120.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 12% of them were in the old Selby district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Selby in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Selby in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Selby road accidents in other years